Promotional placement in media works
First Claim
1. A content substitution method for media works comprising:
- identifying a constituent portion of an existing composite media work, wherein the constituent portion includes alterable content having one or more alterable component elements or designated aspects that publicize or promote a topic related to a real-world person or real-world entity or real-world venture; and
providing accessibility to applicable alteration guidelines regarding a proposed derivative version of the existing composite media work having substitute content to add or delete or modify or replace such alterable content.
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Abstract
A classification method and system for possible content alteration of a media work may include criteria regarding content that is feasible for alteration. Such criteria may be maintained in records that are accessible to an interested party. Some embodiments may include a record of primary authorization rights applicable to a possible content alteration. A further embodiment feature may include a record of secondary authorization rights applicable to substitute altered content incorporated in a derivative version. Various techniques may be used to incorporate substitute altered content in a derivative version of the media work in accordance with applicable substitution guidelines.
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58 Claims
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1. A content substitution method for media works comprising:
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identifying a constituent portion of an existing composite media work, wherein the constituent portion includes alterable content having one or more alterable component elements or designated aspects that publicize or promote a topic related to a real-world person or real-world entity or real-world venture; and
providing accessibility to applicable alteration guidelines regarding a proposed derivative version of the existing composite media work having substitute content to add or delete or modify or replace such alterable content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A system for content alteration of an existing media work, comprising:
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a composite media work that includes a constituent portion having alterable content that publicizes or promotes a topic related to a real-world person or real-world entity or real-world venture;
a data record of applicable alteration criteria or primary authorization rights regarding a proposed derivative version capable of incorporating substitute content to add or delete or modify or replace such alterable content, and a listing that identifies such substitute content suitable for incorporation in the constituent portion of composite media work. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A computer program product comprising signal-bearing media having encoded instructions for executing the following process:
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providing accessibility to content alteration criteria or primary authorization rights applicable to alterable content that includes one or more component elements or designated aspects of a constituent portion of an existing composite media work;
identifying an alterable component element or designated aspect that publicizes or promotes a topic related to a real-world person or real-world entity or real-world venture; and
determining compliance with such content alteration criteria or primary authorization rights regarding a proposed derivative version incorporating substitute content to add or delete or modify or replace the alterable content included in the constituent portion. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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